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C49300 Brass vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
15
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0